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hot-air balloon

NOUN
lighter-than air craft
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Pointing to a poster of Wallace and Gromit floating over Bristol in a hot-air balloon, Lord reflected on their appeal.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

I tried to copy it, unsuccessfully, if you take my teacher’s response to my own story about a hot-air balloon as any indication.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

From there, chunks of bedroom and kitchen silently floated over the power lines and were lowered into place, workers twisting the walls into alignment with hanging guidelines like from a hot-air balloon.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2025

The centerpiece of Levine’s battle plan was the launching of a hot-air balloon, with a reporter and a photographer in the basket.

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

She could tell that he was also watching the hot-air balloon behind the sugar mill fence out of the corner of his eye.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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